How to Do the Cupid Shuffle Hip-Hop Line Dance

Learn how to do the Cupid Shuffle from professional dancer Charlene "Chi-Chi" Smith in this Howcast dance video.

Transcript

Alright. So we have Cupid Shuffle brought to us by none other than singer Cupid.

You're going to find this dance, again, barbecues, weddings, cruise ships. People love line dancing because nobody's singled out, right? Everybody wants to be part of a group.

So we have, starting with the right foot, going to the right. Just listen to the song, he tells you everything to do. Right foot goes: right, left, right, left, right, left, right. Going to the left you got: left, right, left, right, left, right, left. Let's try that with counts. We have six, seven, eight. One and two and three and four. To the left: and six and seven, and eight.

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Next, you're going to hear him tell you to kick. Start with the right foot: Kick. Kick. Kick. Kick. Let's try it from the beginning. Five, six, seven, eight. One and two and three and four. Five and six and seven and eight. Kick. One and two and three and four. The last part, "when you walk it by yourself now walk it by yourself." you're turning, switching direction to start it all over. You want to step and twist. Step, step, step, step, step. Remember to always keep your knees bent. Okay, let's try that from the beginning.

Five, six, seven, eight. Right, to the right, to the right, to the right. Keep flavor in your arms and body and... eight... now kick, now kick, now kick, now kick. You can add some sauce here hip, hip, hip and boom! Okay. Let's try that with music. I think you're ready.